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Personal info

Full name
RINDSBERG, Walter Joseph
Date of birth
20 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Hometown
New York, New York County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
42071539
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Les Tailles, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 7 8

Immediate family

Members
Heinrich Rindsberg (father)
Irma (Himmelreich) Rindsberg (mother)
Harry H. Rindsberg (brother)

More information

Pvt Walter J. Rindsberg immigrated to the United States on 30 December 1939.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 31 January 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / NY US State and Federal Naturalization Record / Social Security Death Index / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet